Fedora 11 : kernel-2.6.29.6-217.2.3.fc11 (2009-8144)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40481

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Fix security bugs: CVE-2009-1895 CVE-2009-2406 CVE-2009-2407 Add -fno- delete-null-pointer-checks gcc compile flag to protect against issues similar to CVE-2009-1897. Fix virtio_blk driver bug (reported against Fedora 10.) iwl3945 wireless driver rfkill fixes. Fix DPMS on some nVidia adapters when using the nouveau driver.

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Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40481

File Name: fedora_2009-8144.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 8/5/2009

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:11, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:kernel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1895, CVE-2009-2406, CVE-2009-2407

BID: 35647, 35850, 35851

CWE: 119, 16

FEDORA: 2009-8144

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